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Paul Lamb, who is immobile except for limited movement in his right hand, is pursuing a "dignified death". Credit: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Right-to-die campaigner Paul Lamb has said he is "absolutely gutted" by the Court of Appeal ruling against his challenge.

"I was hoping for a humane and dignified end," he said. "This judgment does not give me that."

Like the family of Tony Nicklinson, Mr Lamb pledged to continue to challenge the law despite the latest defeat.

"I will carry on the legal fight - this is not just about me but about many, many other people who are being denied the right to die a humane and dignified death just because the law is too scared to grapple with these issues," he said.

Right-to-die campaigner Paul Lamb, who wants a doctor to help him die in a dignified way, was not present for the reading of the unsuccessful ruling at the Court of Appeal.

The ruling was made by the Lord Chief Justice Lord Judge, Master of the Rolls Lord Dyson and Lord Justice Elias in London.

The trio had heard argument that people who are too sick or disabled to end their "unbearable" lives without help are currently being condemned to "suffer in silence or make desperate attempts to kill themselves".

Mr Lamb, 57, from Leeds, had won the right to join the litigation to continue the battle started by Mr Nicklinson, who died at home last August, a week after he lost a High Court bid to end his life with a doctor's help.

The daughters of the late right-to-die campaigner Tony Nicklinson, who have maintained his Twitter account, have issued the following message ahead of the High Court's ruling on their right to pursue an appeal to make assisted suicide legal: